Snapping 184 selfies in 3-minutes is one thing, NASA’s massive Crawler-Transporter 2 set a new Guinness World Record for heaviest self-powered vehicle after undergoing upgrades that were completed on March 23, 2016. It weighs an eye-watering 6.65 million pounds, or the equivalent of about 15 Statues of Liberty.
Crawler-Transporter 2 was originally designed to carry the Saturn V rockets during the Apollo program, but the recent upgrades allow it to carry the heavier load of the newer generation Moon rocket. The 4.2-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad takes slightly longer than driving the route by car, as it’s only capable of traveling at approximately one mile per hour, which means a trip can range anywhere from 8 to 12 hours.
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NASA’s crawlers were incredible pieces of machinery when they were designed and built in the 1960s. And to think of the work they’ve accomplished for Apollo and shuttle and now Artemis throughout the last six decades makes them even more incredible. To have a Guinness Worlds Records title is icing on the cake for an extraordinary piece of equipment,” said John Giles, NASA’s Crawler Element Operations manager.
